While many conversations about electronic signature and electronic contract execution take place in the real estate industry, other industries also have questions about ESIGN and how DocuSign can help them go paperless. DocuSign can be used for almost anything, including SEC-regulated transactions such as accredited investor statements and agreements to purchase stocks, including penny stocks.
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Some documents require more than signatures from more than one person. How can you ensure you get the electronic signatures you need in the online contract execution process? DocuSign’s electronic signature and electronic contract execution system supports multiple signers – a necessary feature when one of the system features includes sequential signing!
So now you can [...]

As things heat up this summer in the world of electronic signatures and online contract execution, it’s incredibly cool to check out our customers’ blogs and see them blogging interesting, useful information.
Jeff Dowler, of RE/MAX Associates, has shared nine lessons he’s learned from relocations. These lessons are useful to both buyers and agents and include [...]

Before we discuss the role of electronic signature and electronic contract execution in the real estate community, we should understand the ActiveRain community. ActiveRain began nearly six years ago and works very closely with agents and companies to support the home sales process by “Empowering the real estate professional.” In 2006, ActiveRain Real Estate Network [...]

One of the reasons I enjoy my role as an Electronic Signature and Electronic Contract Execution evangelist is DocuSign’s users come up with some interesting questions! I’ve included some recent questions about DocuSign’s signing process, document retrieval after completion of the electronic contract execution process, and “problems with one or more signatures.”
Enjoy the questions and [...]

Before we discuss how ESIGN and electronic contract execution fit into real estate, let’s understand the RealTown community. In 1995, those responsible for RealTown submitted their training and publishing plan to the National Association of Realtors, including the plan for a Real Estate Portal for Realtors. Launched in 2007, RealTown provides the real estate community [...]

If you have questions about electronic signatures and online contract execution, we love joining in on the discussion.
Last weekend, Greg Swann of Bloodhound Realty blogged about some of his questions regarding DocuSign, and received some amazing answers from some really cool commentors:
1. Is it possible to use DocuSign to do “broker oversight” signatures?
DocuSign can be [...]

We love reading success stories about electronic signatures and electronic contract execution, especially in highly analytical, risk averse industries like insurance.
The latest issue of Insurance Networking News features a cover story about Amica Life’s adoption of electronic signature and online contract execution technology. We especially appreciate that Amica Life named DocuSign as its e-signature provider [...]

One of the fascinating elements of social media is the ability to spark conversation. Conversations we’re interested in concern electronic signatures and electronic contract execution.
Nick Bastian, a DocuSign power user, wrote about DocuSign in a blog post, Work Smarter, Not Just Harder, dated 04/03/2008:
I am surprised at the number of agents and people that have [...]

An Bui, who evangelizes electronic signature and electronic contract execution for DocuSign, has observed Fall Pre-Leasing in her neighborhood.
What is Fall Pre-Leasing?
Fall Pre-Leasing is the process by which students heading to school in the fall determine their fall semester housing. The typical steps of a pre-lease include:

Contact and develop a relationship with your leasing agent
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